Trump’s climate-change moves, other foreign policy shifts pose challenge for Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Invasive brown algae is destroying their sandy coastlines, emanating toxic gasses that are killing corals and turning hotel guests away, while increasingly deadly tropical storms and uncharacteristic hurricanes are...

Ang mga daku ta mahimo batok sa Climate Change

KINAHANGLAN ta pa athagon diri ang malip-ut ta nga sabat sa mga doomsayer sang nagligad nga edisyon sang aton kolum. Ginapilit nila ang pagpapati sa publiko nga indi conclusive ang pamahog sang GHG emission kag, kon matabo gid man, wala na kita...

Morning Edition: 19th February 2025

In this episode of Morning Edition, we discuss that the High Court has ordered a restart in relation to the promotion process for police officers. Our guest is Mr. Stephen Williams, Former Police Commissioner. This after Insp Mark Hernandez, was...

PM, Browne, UN Sec General at two-day Caricom conference

Gail Alexan­der Se­nior Po­lit­i­cal Re­porter Cari­com’s 48th Heads of Gov­ern­ment con­fer­ence which Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley and For­eign and Cari­com Af­fairs Min­is­ter Dr Amery Browne are at­tend­ing in Bar­ba­dos from to­day,...

Montserratians Invited to Apply for the Caribbean Creative Lab

This call for applications is launched in the framework of Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, a five years Programme implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office in Havana with the...

CARICOM Competition Commission and OECS Commission to Host Competition Law Training for Senior Public Officials

Paramaribo, 16 February 2025 – The CARICOM Competition Commission (CCC), in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, is set to host a series of training workshops aimed at enhancing the understanding and...

Rick Ross Net Worth (Money & Salary)

Title: Rick Ross Net Worth (Money & Salary) Last Updated: February 14, 2025 What is Rick Ross’ net worth? Rick Ross is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record executive, producer, and CEO who has a net worth of $150 million. During...

Detroit Opera to Present Handel’s Baroque ‘Rinaldo’ Featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo

Detroit Opera will present Handel’s Baroque “Rinaldo,” featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, one of the world’s foremost countertenors, in the title role on Feb. 22, 28, and March 2. “Rinaldo” is reported to have “dazzled” audiences since its first...

Rowley leaves for final Caricom summit

News Clint Chan Tack 2 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley - THE Prime Minister left on February 18 to attend his final Caricom Heads of Government meeting. A statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) said Dr Rowley and Foreign...

Rowley travels to Barbados today for final CARICOM heads meeting

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will travel to Barbados today to attend what is expected to be his final meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. CARICOM Heads...

ECCB Allocates $25 Million to Boost Food Security Across the Region

The One Hundred and Tenth (110th) Meeting of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) was held at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis on 14 February 2025. The Monetary Council...

Riverhead Hispanic empowerment committee looks to build a bridge between community, local government

Coffee is a calling for Alexander Escobar, who opened his farm-to-cup Cafe Victoria in Riverhead in 2022. Escobar, 45, of Riverhead, who was born in Guatemala City, counts himself lucky that he didn’t run into stumbling blocks but knows that’s an...

World News Live Today February 3, 2025: Canada's Ontario bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Elon Musk's Starlink deal over Trump tariffs

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ECCB Monetary Council Maintains Key Rates Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty

by Kevon Browne Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council convened its 110th meeting on Friday, February 14, 2025, in St. Kitts and Nevis. The meeting addressed the region’s monetary...

Where next?! Map reveals vital British territories Starmer could surrender next as Chagos saga intensifies

A terrifying map of Britain’s vital overseas territories has emerged showing what Starmer and Lammy could give away next in a ‘Chagos style’ surrender currently being finalised. Labour's handover of the island group, reported to cost £9billion,...

Dominica’s Rianna Patterson country host for Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue 2025; applications now open

100 participants selected for this unique leadership experience program, photo: CCLDThe Duke of Edingburgh’s Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue 2025 (CCLD 2025), an educational leadership initiative, will convene from May 22 to June 1. According to...

Caribbean, Canada Leaders Dialogue 2025 now accepting applications

The Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue 2025 (CCLD 2025) set to offer a transformative educational leadership experience has announced that applications are now open. The event scheduled for May 22 to June 1, 2025 plans to bring together 100...

Audio Publishers Association Announces Finalists for 30th Annual Audie Awards®, Hosted by Amy Sedaris on March 4 in New York

Barbra Streisand, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Dion Graham, Elle Fanning, January LaVoy, John Mulaney, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Scheer, and Willow Smith Among the Illustrious List of 2025 Audie Awards Finalists NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025...

COMMENTARY — The Wagners of Trellis Bay, part 29 

This series of commentaries is based on Mabel Wagner’s out-of-print book Lest I Forget: The Wagner Family, Pioneers of Trellis Bay, Beef Island. My first one, published July 20, 2023, was entitled “Remembering the Wagners.” Besides exploring...

Dominica geothermal plant gets loan funding

A $34.8 million loan has been approved by the Caribbean Development Bank to fund a 10MW geothermal plant in Dominica. The project, to be sited at Laudat in the Roseau Valley a short distance inland from the capital Roseau on the southwest coast,...